Agenda and minutes

Members were invited to declare at this point in the meeting any pecuniary interest, or other registrable interest, they might have in respect of business on the agenda, if they had not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests.  No interests were declared.

To appoint a Lord Mayor for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

Councillor Widdowson moved, Councillor Pavlovic seconded, and Council unanimously

Resolved:  That Councillor Chris Cullwick be elected Lord Mayor of the City of York for the ensuing municipal year.

Councillor Chris Cullwick signified Acceptance of the Office of the Lord Mayor of the City of York, subscribed the Declaration of such acceptance and took the Oath of Allegiance prescribed by the law in that behalf.

To appoint a Sheriff for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

Councillor Fenton moved, Councillor Rowley seconded, and Council unanimously

Resolved:  That Susan Hunter be elected Sheriff of the City of York for the ensuing municipal year.

Susan Hunter signified Acceptance of the Office of the Lord Sheriff of the City of York, subscribed the Declaration of such acceptance and took the Oath of Allegiance prescribed by the law in that behalf.

To appoint a Deputy Lord Mayor for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

Councillor Cullwick as Lord Mayor moved, Councillor Ayre seconded, and Council unanimously

Resolved:  That Councillor Keith Orrell be appointed Deputy Lord Mayor for the ensuing municipal year.

Councillor Keith Orrell made and subscribed the Declaration of Acceptance of Office of Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of York and took the Affirmation of Allegiance prescribed by law.

The Sheriff advised Council that Karen Pheby had been chosen to serve as Under Sheriff during this year of office, and thanked her for undertaking this service to the City.

Councillor Cullwick as Lord Mayor moved, Councillor Douglas seconded, and Council unanimously

Resolved:   That Council express its sincere thanks to the outgoing Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress for their services to the city during the past municipal year.

Councillor Mason moved, Councillor Orrell seconded, and Council unanimously

Resolved:  That Council express its sincere thanks to the outgoing Sheriff and Sheriff’s Consort for their services to the city during the past municipal year.

To invite nominations for, and formally elect, the Leader of the Council for the 2023-2027 election term.

Councillor Kilbane moved, and Councillor Lomas seconded, that Cllr Douglas be appointed as Council Leader.  On being put to the vote, the motion was declared CARRIED and it was

Resolved:  That Council Douglas be appointed as the elected Leader of City of York Council for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

To receive a report which asks Council to:

1.    Agree revised scrutiny committee arrangements as set out in the report;

2.    Agree the allocation of seats in accordance with Annex A;

3.    Agree constitutional arrangements in respect of committee structures and out of group substitutions as set out in the report;

4.    Note the Executive appointments and portfolios to be approved by the elected Leader of the Council;

5.    Approve appropriate nominations to Committees and other bodies, as well as appointments to Chairs and Vice-Chairs, as set out in the report and its annexes, together with details of any further appointments which may be circulated prior to the meeting; and

6.    Approve the proposed allocation of motions for consideration at Ordinary Full Council meetings for the period 2023-2027.

Cllr Douglas moved, and Cllr Kilbane seconded, the recommendations in respect of allocations to seats, appointments, and other matters, as set out in paragraph 36 of the revised report of the Director of Governance at pages 1-9 of the Agenda Supplement, with reference to the revised annexes A and B attached to that report and to Annex C attached to the original report (page 63 of the agenda papers), subject to the word ‘allocations’ in recommendation (iv) being altered to ‘appointments’.

On being put to the vote, the recommendations were declared CARRIED and it was

Resolved:  (i)      That the revised scrutiny committee arrangements at paragraph 5 of the report be approved.

                  (ii)     That the allocation of seats in accordance with the arrangements set out in Annex A be approved.

                  (iii)     That the constitutional amendments to committee structures and out-of-group substitutes (paragraphs 22-23) be approved.

                  (iv)    That the approval of future changes to group appointments be delegated to the Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer.

                  (v)     That the amended arrangements for the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel, including the proposals relating to substitutes and one Vice Chair (paragraphs 19-21), be approved.

                  (vi)    That the Executive appointments and respective portfolios to be approved by the elected Leader of the Council (Annex B1(a)) be noted.

                  (vii)    That the group nominations to Committees and other bodies, as well as appointments to Chairs and Vice-Chairs, as set out in the report and its annexes, be approved, in light of the Council’s duty to give effect to group nominations.

                  (viii)   That political balance requirements in respect of the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation place be waived, as noted in Annex B.

                  (ix)    That the proposed allocation of motions for consideration at Ordinary Full Council meetings for the period 2023-2027 be agreed; and

                  (x)     That it be noted that, in the event that the Leader of the Council notifies the Monitoring Officer of any changes to the Executive Portfolios, the Monitoring Officer will update the Council’s Constitution accordingly.

Reason:     To fulfil the Council’s statutory and constitutional requirements.